palliate

英 ['pælieɪt] 美 ['pælieɪt]

• vt. 减轻；缓和；辩解

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 减轻
2. 缓和
3. 辩解
4. 掩饰

英英释义

Verb:

1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;

   "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
   

2. provide physical relief, as from pain;

   "This pill will relieve your headaches"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but I doubt if they improve his writing.
   组织对作家减轻作家的寂寞但是我怀疑如果他们改良他的写作。

经典引文

• That which cannot be cured must be palliated.

  出自： J. E. T. Rogers

近反义词

【近义词】

• alleviate 减轻
• lessen 减少
• medicate 用药治疗
• soften (使)变柔和
• extenuate <古>减轻
• mitigate 减轻
• relieve 救济
• assuage 缓和